Removing Carpet Runner From Stairs

Use the flat head screwdriver or pliers to remove tacks and staples holding the runner pad in place.

Removing carpet runner from stairs. After tackling the carpet on a few stairs we learned some things and got into a rhythm. Inspect the stairs after the carpet is removed and the runner pad that may remain. Well to be perfectly honest remove the carpet from our entire house. Note that many installations will have a separate piece of carpet pad to remove for each stair.

Simply unscrew the clamps at the juncture of horizontal and vertical and place the rod assembly in a safe place. When a runner is loose worn and dirty. Since we moved into our house we have wanted to remove the carpet from our stairs and paint them. This mama got bored last weekend and decided it was time to tackle a project that has been on my wish list to do list for a long long time.

If you don t have hardwood stairs under your carpet we have a great tutorial on that process here. Carpeted stairs consist of a carpet pad nosing tack strips tread riser and carpet. Find a good place to start removing carpet from stairs. How to remove the carpet from your stairs we had builder grade runner that was showing its age our house is 11 years old with oak treads underneath.

Wear proper safety gear such as safety goggles or glasses gloves and a face mask to avoid cuts flying debris and dust while removing the carpet. A carpet runner on wooden stairs can give you big decor impact for the amount of money and effort required. Each piece of carpet was also wrapped around the edges of the stairs and around the balusters so i had to remove the staples holding it in place from underneath green arrow below. How to remove a carpet runner on wood stairs.

You don t want to go all the way through the carpet and scratch the wood beneath so be sure. I started at the bottom corner of the stairs by using a crowbar to pry the carpet away from the tack strip.